I know your kind.| India Lima Yankee.| You're crazy. I love you, but you're crazy.
I’m just sayin’, if you really loved me, you would share him
Angelica Church to Elizabeth Hamilton London, July 30, 1794.
«I have a letter my dear Eliza from my worthy friend M. de Talleyrand who expresses to me his gratitude for an introduction to you and my Amiable, by my Amiable you know that I mean your Husband, for I love him very much and if you were as generous as the old Romans, you would lend him to me for a little while, but do not be jealous, my dear Eliza, since I am more solicitous to promote his laudable ambition, than any person in the world, and there is no summit of true glory which I do not desire he may attain; provided always that he pleases to give me a little chit-chat, and sometimes to say, I wish our dear Angelica was here. Tallyrand and Beaumetz write in raptures to all their friends of your kindness, and Colonel Hamilton's abilities and manners, and I receive innumerable complements on his and your account.»
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«In 1799, John Barker Church became one of twelve founding directors of the Manhattan Company. The ostensible purpose of the Company – which was the brainchild of Aaron Burr – was to bring fresh water to Manhattan. But through a loophole in the legislation, the directors intended to create a bank that would be in direct competition with the Bank of New York, which Hamilton had helped establish in 1784 (now BNY Mellon; see this earlier post). The water never flowed, but the bank survived and (mostly) prospered, evolving into J.P. Morgan Chase. Later in 1799, Church accused fellow-director Burr of taking bribes. The two dueled in Weehawken. Both emerged unscathed. »
Everybody dueled in Weehawken, or so it seems, cause everything is legal in New Jersey…
Angelica Church to Elizabeth Hamilton London, July 30, 1794.
«I have a letter my dear Eliza from my worthy friend M. de Talleyrand who expresses to me his gratitude for an introduction to you and my Amiable, by my Amiable you know that I mean your Husband, for I love him very much and if you were as generous as the old Romans, you would lend him to me for a little while, but do not be jealous, my dear Eliza, since I am more solicitous to promote his laudable ambition, than any person in the world, and there is no summit of true glory which I do not desire he may attain; provided always that he pleases to give me a little chit-chat, and sometimes to say, I wish our dear Angelica was here. Tallyrand and Beaumetz write in raptures to all their friends of your kindness, and Colonel Hamilton's abilities and manners, and I receive innumerable complements on his and your account.»
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«In 1799, John Barker Church became one of twelve founding directors of the Manhattan Company. The ostensible purpose of the Company – which was the brainchild of Aaron Burr – was to bring fresh water to Manhattan. But through a loophole in the legislation, the directors intended to create a bank that would be in direct competition with the Bank of New York, which Hamilton had helped establish in 1784 (now BNY Mellon; see this earlier post). The water never flowed, but the bank survived and (mostly) prospered, evolving into J.P. Morgan Chase. Later in 1799, Church accused fellow-director Burr of taking bribes. The two dueled in Weehawken. Both emerged unscathed. »
Everybody dueled in Weehawken, or so it seems, cause everything is legal in New Jersey…